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levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, first let me thank my dear colleague, my partner from michigan, senator stabenow. we work so closely on michigan issues. we work together on them, and she's just one great partner, and how proud i am to represent michigan with her at my side and her as a partner. talking about partners, my wife with regarbarbara now has been o me for 51 years. and she is nig my lifelong -- ee me, my brother is my lifelong best buddy because he was there when i was born. so i have to modify what senator reid said. but for the last 51 years my wife has been my best buddy and my brother has been my second-best buddy. but i'm blessed with family. i thank you all for mentioning family. i'm blessed with staff, led by david lyles. i have great friendships here in this body, and there's just no substitute for the kind of friendships and relationships which make this body work, even when it doesn't appear to be working, it's workin working. and i know the public gets frustrated with us at times. but
levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, first let me thank my dear colleague, my partner from michigan, senator stabenow. we work so closely on michigan issues. we work together on them, and she's just one great partner, and how proud i am to represent michigan with her at my side and her as a partner. talking about partners, my wife with regarbarbara now has been o me for 51 years. and she is nig my lifelong -- ee me, my brother is my...
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senator levin and others supported. the house supported and it passed, to help us determine how much further we could continue to draw down our nuclear weapons. john glenn was on it, lee hamilton, james woolsey, they had access to the defense department secret documents and information and they came out with quite a different view. let me point out some of the things they came up with. they said maintain the triad. they said maintain tactical nuclear weapons. they recommended no change in the alert status. the defense department's nuclear posture review under president obama and secretary gates found the alert status should not be altered. they fundamentally found a need for nuclear-weapons. that's the point. your commission basically says it undermines their request for nuclear-weapons. i will give you a chance to respond. global zero foresaw this argument before your report was issued. they said "the conditions that might make possible the global elimination of nuclear weapons are not present today and their creation
senator levin and others supported. the house supported and it passed, to help us determine how much further we could continue to draw down our nuclear weapons. john glenn was on it, lee hamilton, james woolsey, they had access to the defense department secret documents and information and they came out with quite a different view. let me point out some of the things they came up with. they said maintain the triad. they said maintain tactical nuclear weapons. they recommended no change in the...
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oy 22 after the hour. the largest magazine publisher may be no more. time warner is in talks to sell parts of time, inc. this comes days after it would layoff the 6 percent of 8,000 plies. the revenue has fallen 30 percent in the last five years. something straight out of the tv show breaking bad. workers were shocked to discover a makeshift meth lab inside of a port-a-potty outside of an oklahoma golf course. they have a lead on one of the suspects. >> that's terrible. >> he will run for president in 2016 that according to a new report in the new york post. it says bill clinton told a source his wife is planning on running for the white house in the next election. would she make a good president. the fox news poll says yes. what politician would make a good president hillary clinton took the top spot with a 55 percent top positive rating. she is the only politician that got a positive response. another former secretary of state condoleezza rice with 43 percent. new jersey's governor and former republican vice president nominee. paul ryan with third fo
oy 22 after the hour. the largest magazine publisher may be no more. time warner is in talks to sell parts of time, inc. this comes days after it would layoff the 6 percent of 8,000 plies. the revenue has fallen 30 percent in the last five years. something straight out of the tv show breaking bad. workers were shocked to discover a makeshift meth lab inside of a port-a-potty outside of an oklahoma golf course. they have a lead on one of the suspects. >> that's terrible. >> he will...
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how many times have we done that together, senator nunn, senator levin, senator mccain, senator inhofe? many times. well, the first year he was here he watched that process, and when i had taken the staff back to the committee room, surprisingly, he showed up and i didn't know him that well, although i studied his biography and i wanted to get to know him because of my deep and abiding interest in the vietnam period having served for five years in that period as secretary, under secretary of the navy. he strolled in the room and i introduced him to the people and he said to the staff, you are one of the most impressive group of young people i've ever seen. i learned a lot. and he shared some of his stories as a simple but elegant soldier that he was. that's how he started, and thereafter he voted for every single final passage of the authorization bill, every single final passage of the appropriation bill. he was honed and learned in that generation of vietnam, and i'm so proud to have the affiliation of having been, yes, in comparative safety, the pentagon, but i did go to the field o
how many times have we done that together, senator nunn, senator levin, senator mccain, senator inhofe? many times. well, the first year he was here he watched that process, and when i had taken the staff back to the committee room, surprisingly, he showed up and i didn't know him that well, although i studied his biography and i wanted to get to know him because of my deep and abiding interest in the vietnam period having served for five years in that period as secretary, under secretary of...
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levin. >> you know, i would say to the president, why do you keep lying? why do you keep lying to the american people, a castro-like speech last night albeit in english, lie after lie after lie i'll tell you why you keep lying because your record stinks. 23 million people are unemployed. real unemployment is almost 15%. you didn't say any of this in your long speech last night. one in every four families affected by unemployment. 8.5 million people left the work force, the lowest since 1948. and one in six people live in poverty. median family income is dropped by 5%. meanwhile, the members of congress are jumping up like clapping seals, applauding all this. gasoline prices the highest on record for any february 13th. the economy actually shrank nearly 25 cents of every dollar produced in our economy is taken by the federal government. he didn't say any of this. he didn't say any of this because it's embarrassing, it's a disaster and here is the problem. the reason why he doesn't take responsibility for this is before you can even hold him to account, he's
levin. >> you know, i would say to the president, why do you keep lying? why do you keep lying to the american people, a castro-like speech last night albeit in english, lie after lie after lie i'll tell you why you keep lying because your record stinks. 23 million people are unemployed. real unemployment is almost 15%. you didn't say any of this in your long speech last night. one in every four families affected by unemployment. 8.5 million people left the work force, the lowest since...
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senator levin and others supported. the house supported and it passed, to help us determine how much further we could continue to draw down our nuclear weapons. john glenn was on it, lee hamilton, james woolsey, they had access to the defense department secret documents and information and they came out with quite a different view. let me point out some of the things they came up with. they said maintain the triad. they said "maintained the triads." they said to maintain the weapons. they recommended no change in the alert status. in fact, this was with president obama and secretary gates, and they especially found it. i will give you a chance to respond. they said, quote, what may make possible the global elimination of nuclear weapons are not present today, and their creation would require a fundamental transformation in the world political order. close quote. that is a very strong statement, and there is this idea that is practical and realistic for us to expect that the world is going to move to zero nuclear weapons
senator levin and others supported. the house supported and it passed, to help us determine how much further we could continue to draw down our nuclear weapons. john glenn was on it, lee hamilton, james woolsey, they had access to the defense department secret documents and information and they came out with quite a different view. let me point out some of the things they came up with. they said maintain the triad. they said "maintained the triads." they said to maintain the weapons....
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levin levin: how many minuts the majority have left? mr. levin: i yield two minutes to the senator. the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: thank you. thank you very much, mr. president. i'm glad we're voting today on the president's choice for secretary of defense, chuck hagel, our former colleague. and i stand here as a senator who had a number of questions about some of the things he said in the past and some of the votes that he cast and some of his philosophy. and what i did as soon as i learned that he was the president's pick -- remember, the president's the commander in chief. this is a critical appointment. it's got to be someone he has his faith in, he puts his trust in. and he picked someone, a brave hero who served in vietnam. so i wrote all my questions down and, believe me, they covered some tough ground -- tough ground -- on women's rights, on gay rights, on iran, on israel, a number of questions, and i asked if it would be all right if when the answers came, we could put it on-line and people could see the answers. and absolutely the answer ca
levin levin: how many minuts the majority have left? mr. levin: i yield two minutes to the senator. the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. boxer: thank you. thank you very much, mr. president. i'm glad we're voting today on the president's choice for secretary of defense, chuck hagel, our former colleague. and i stand here as a senator who had a number of questions about some of the things he said in the past and some of the votes that he cast and some of his philosophy. and...
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brent and mark levine have criticized karl rove's new pac. what do you make -- >> can i say the words i love karl rove just because in my whole life, i never thought i would get to say them. joan why do you love karl rove? >> i wanted to say it. it is total nonsense. i've never loved him but i'm liking him better lately. >> john: do you give him credit for this schism? >> this is going to be the most entertaining thing we've seen in politics than years. nothing is more important than entertainment. i cannot wait to watch this battle ensue! this is going to be extraordinary. >> john: it is because scottie, karl rove denies he's picking a fight with the tea party. based on his comments, do you believe him? >> of course not. what's amazing is karl's been able to say and do whatever he's wanted. so he came out on monday with this you know, arms up, i'm going to take out the tea party attitude. then he realized the backlash he was going to get. and he realized his friends who were in the conservative movement were going against him. i joke he's li
brent and mark levine have criticized karl rove's new pac. what do you make -- >> can i say the words i love karl rove just because in my whole life, i never thought i would get to say them. joan why do you love karl rove? >> i wanted to say it. it is total nonsense. i've never loved him but i'm liking him better lately. >> john: do you give him credit for this schism? >> this is going to be the most entertaining thing we've seen in politics than years. nothing is more...
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the u.s. postal service® no business too small. >> there has not been an occasion that i am aware of where we had the opportunity to capture a terrorist and we did not and we decided to take a strike. >> that is john brennan, minee to be direor of the cia. a lot of attention recently on ones and at the ability to take out bad guys and abroad including al-awlaki, who happened to be an american citizen. you have to go after the terrorists, and obama's reco some would say, is pretty impressive. >> if it is a continuation of the policy that george w. bush laid down after 9/11, to pursue them wherever they are and whatever the circumstances. i don't-- the nototion that drones have kikilled civilians -- it is not just dronethat do it. ifif youou fire artillery in an area she might hit civilians. if you talk about american citizensns being targeted abroad, isn't it true that during world war ii had some americans who volunteered with the ss? >> that is correct, yes. >> this is not groundbreaking. it
the u.s. postal service® no business too small. >> there has not been an occasion that i am aware of where we had the opportunity to capture a terrorist and we did not and we decided to take a strike. >> that is john brennan, minee to be direor of the cia. a lot of attention recently on ones and at the ability to take out bad guys and abroad including al-awlaki, who happened to be an american citizen. you have to go after the terrorists, and obama's reco some would say, is pretty...
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senator levin doesn't like partisan food fights. and so an aide said that they would not be surprised if levin does delay the vote in order to accommodate republicans' demands and requests. but it's still very much up in the air at this hour. >> gloria, the performance that he did at this hour, he wasn't prepared, stumbled repeatedly, how has that changed the equation has far as his event confirmation? >> it hasn't helped him, wolf. i find it pretty extraordinary in making phone calls to people close to the white house and some inside the white house that they believe that he didn't perform well. one person close to the white house said to me, quote, hagel did not take the prep sessions as seriously as he needed to. these are people who want him to get confirmed. so his performance did not endure him to the white house. there's a second concern and this is among democrats and that is, this confirmation has become about hagel's own qualifications and the fear is that even if he is confirmed, that there will be a hangover inside the p
senator levin doesn't like partisan food fights. and so an aide said that they would not be surprised if levin does delay the vote in order to accommodate republicans' demands and requests. but it's still very much up in the air at this hour. >> gloria, the performance that he did at this hour, he wasn't prepared, stumbled repeatedly, how has that changed the equation has far as his event confirmation? >> it hasn't helped him, wolf. i find it pretty extraordinary in making phone...
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[applause] >> and last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. [applause]. last year, they created the most jobs since 2005. american manufacturers are hiring again creating jobs for the first time since the late 1990's. >> what do you think about all of these things that he gets away with. you can add benghazi to the list. how does he get away with it. is it just the media people are interested in, i don't know, other things? why? >> well, first of all, if everything's so swimmingly going along here, why do we need these programs. he should have said, america is in great shape, good night. he didn't do that because it's a joke. how does he get away with it? well, you know how he gets away with it. the media in this country are sycophants and root for big government and academia live off big government and the democratic party has been hijacked by the radical left and there are no more conservatives democrat politicians, 1960's retreads or worse, that's how he gets away with it. the problem for me though when you listen to him, on focusing jobs, he's destroy
[applause] >> and last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs. [applause]. last year, they created the most jobs since 2005. american manufacturers are hiring again creating jobs for the first time since the late 1990's. >> what do you think about all of these things that he gets away with. you can add benghazi to the list. how does he get away with it. is it just the media people are interested in, i don't know, other things? why? >> well, first of all,...
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admiral ferguson. >> chairman levin, senator inhofe distinguished senators of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on this issue. simply stated, the combined effect of the resolution and sequestration will reduce our navies overseas presence and adversely impact material readiness and proficiency of our forests, both him and in the president's options in time of crisis. of equal concern, we will irreversibly damaged the industrial base who depend upon to build and maintain our ships and aircraft. under these circumstances, we assess your navy will be limited in its ability to provide capability and capacity called for in the current defense strategy. the navy will be unable to execute all the naval force requirements of the combatant commanders. the impact of the content resolution authority being fought across the fours as we reduce defense spending by $4.6 billion over the remainder of the fiscal year. because we are operating, we do not have congressional authority or funding for ongoing programs. for example, we will be compelled to delay the start of constructio
admiral ferguson. >> chairman levin, senator inhofe distinguished senators of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on this issue. simply stated, the combined effect of the resolution and sequestration will reduce our navies overseas presence and adversely impact material readiness and proficiency of our forests, both him and in the president's options in time of crisis. of equal concern, we will irreversibly damaged the industrial base who depend upon to build and...
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senator carl levin, the chairman of the armed services committee, said in a statement yesterday that there will be no vote this week. committee republicans say that they are dissatisfied with the information that pedro provided the panel after his confirmation hearing last week. >> california senator barbara boxer once federal regulators to investigate possible equipment problems at the shuttered san onofre nuclear power plant. this comes as utility officials are pushing to restart one of the reactors at the plant. a letter to the nuclear regulatory commission, boxer says that new information shows southern california edison and the company that makes the plants steam generators knew about the design problem before the equipment was installed. boxer says that this raises concerns at safety modifications and a more rigorous safety review was ignored. >> we will be right back. save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sa
senator carl levin, the chairman of the armed services committee, said in a statement yesterday that there will be no vote this week. committee republicans say that they are dissatisfied with the information that pedro provided the panel after his confirmation hearing last week. >> california senator barbara boxer once federal regulators to investigate possible equipment problems at the shuttered san onofre nuclear power plant. this comes as utility officials are pushing to restart one of...
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the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. politburo -- mr. levin: mr. president, now that the nomination of senator hagel is before us, i want to begin this cushion and debate -- this discussion and debate with a few remarks about him. mr. levin: the committee sent it to the floor yesterday by a vote of 14-11. senator hagel has received broad support from a wide array of senior statesmen and defense and foreign policy organizations. at his january 31 nomination hearing, before the armed services committee, senator hagel was enthusiastically introduced and endorsed by two former chairmen of our committee, chairmen who have huge bipartisan support and respect by everybody in this body and everybody outside of this body who knows them, and those two chairmen are sam nunn and john warner. senator hagel's nomination has been endorsed by five former secretaries of defense who served under both democratic and republican presidents, bob gates, bill cohen, bill perry, harold brown and melvin leery. he has been endorsed by three former secretaries of state, madel
the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. politburo -- mr. levin: mr. president, now that the nomination of senator hagel is before us, i want to begin this cushion and debate -- this discussion and debate with a few remarks about him. mr. levin: the committee sent it to the floor yesterday by a vote of 14-11. senator hagel has received broad support from a wide array of senior statesmen and defense and foreign policy organizations. at his january 31 nomination hearing,...
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the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be secretary of defense, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be secretary of defense shall be brought to a close upon reconsideration. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? on this vote, the ayes are 71, the nays are 27. upon reconsideration, 3/5 of the senators duly chosen and sworn have voted in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: mr. leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following the recess for the weekly party conferences, the ti
the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be secretary of defense, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of charles timothy hagel of nebraska to be...
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with us now in their first network morning interview u.s. airway ceo doug parker and american ailes ceo tom horton. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you're merging on this valentine's day, but let me ask you first, doug. a lot of people say does this mean higher prices for me when i want to travel? >> the answer is no. fortunately we have two airlines highly complimentary, not much overlap at all. but we've combined an airline that can compete against those larger. united and delta that can compete strongly against us. so it's more competition, not less. >> doug, you've been -- it sounds like you need a little bottle of water over there. here i go. dare i bring up marco rubio. but you've been pushing for the merger for a long time why and why now? >> well, it makes sense now. it's made sense for a while, we think, but sometimes all the planets need to align and it's taken a while for us to get here but fortunately we've come to an agreement it makes sense for all of our customers and employees and investors and we couldn't be
with us now in their first network morning interview u.s. airway ceo doug parker and american ailes ceo tom horton. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> you're merging on this valentine's day, but let me ask you first, doug. a lot of people say does this mean higher prices for me when i want to travel? >> the answer is no. fortunately we have two airlines highly complimentary, not much overlap at all. but we've combined an airline that can compete against those...
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we've had proposals by chairman of the senate armed services committee carl levin eliminating loopholes to raise revenues to offset the cuts. we've had proposals by the ranking member senator james inhoffe from oklahoma. he's been asking to look at granting -- reprogramming for the pentagon to be able to manage the sequester. we'll see what happens. >> thanks so much for coming in and sharing your thoughts with us. >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure. >>> coming up in our next hour, we'll talk about the new political drama series called "house of cards" and why it's so groundbreaking. >> plus, the lucky seven but only one could be crowned the annual westminster kennel club dog show best in >>> 5:58. still clear skies but clouds moving in. we'll see rain developing in the afternoon with snow in the mountains. it looks like a wet commute home. we'll get a touch of snow tonight. it's really not going to amount to much in the metro. highs in the mid-40s. >> thank you, howard. >>> 5:58. came down to magnificent seven in madison square garden. >> the seven group winners competed for top w
we've had proposals by chairman of the senate armed services committee carl levin eliminating loopholes to raise revenues to offset the cuts. we've had proposals by the ranking member senator james inhoffe from oklahoma. he's been asking to look at granting -- reprogramming for the pentagon to be able to manage the sequester. we'll see what happens. >> thanks so much for coming in and sharing your thoughts with us. >> thank you very much. it's a pleasure. >>> coming up in...
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the vote was held along party lines with carl levin backing hagel. >> if there is a risk here, is that the defeat of this nomination will leave the department of defense leaderless and a timely basis commence budgetary challenges and paramilitary is engaged in combat operations overseas. such an absence of senior leadership would be unlikely to benefit our national defense or our men and women in uniform. >> the next secretary of defense will have to deal with a world on fire. i just believe the testimony of center hagel was not reassuring. i do not think he came across a clear and convincing that he had a policy against iran. >> the un security council has condemned north korea for its latest nuclear test. on tuesday, the council voted to censure the north korean government and vowed punitive measures. north korea called it a response to u.s. hostility, including the tightening of sanctions. on tuesday, the state department confirmed it received a warning from north korea of a pending nuclear test but that no date had been specified. syrian rebels had captured a military airport near
the vote was held along party lines with carl levin backing hagel. >> if there is a risk here, is that the defeat of this nomination will leave the department of defense leaderless and a timely basis commence budgetary challenges and paramilitary is engaged in combat operations overseas. such an absence of senior leadership would be unlikely to benefit our national defense or our men and women in uniform. >> the next secretary of defense will have to deal with a world on fire. i...
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. >> the democrats have 22 minutes. and the republicans have 12 minutes. >> thank you, madam president. i would yield myself five minutes. >> the senator from rhode island. >> madam president, as so many colleagues have described, chuck chuck hagel is a soldier, patriot, businessman. as i colleague pointed out he could have chosen a easier path in the '60s. but he choose the most difficult. not only joined the army but to volunteer for vietnam when had the opportunity serve honorable in europe. he joined his brother. he went combat. he knows the pressure of men and women face. e knows the decision we make here and the decisions made in the pentagon ultimately are carried out by the young men and women in uniform. i can't think of anyone over the last several decades who have learned that lesson so well. the other thing that is so impressive it's not just a one dimensional rÉsume. he was a businessman. very successful. had his own company. created jobs, created opportunities. was deputy administrator. he's run a large f
. >> the democrats have 22 minutes. and the republicans have 12 minutes. >> thank you, madam president. i would yield myself five minutes. >> the senator from rhode island. >> madam president, as so many colleagues have described, chuck chuck hagel is a soldier, patriot, businessman. as i colleague pointed out he could have chosen a easier path in the '60s. but he choose the most difficult. not only joined the army but to volunteer for vietnam when had the opportunity...
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senator rubio is in his third year in the u.s. senate. we'll have lye coverage of both speeches next week here on c-span. on the house side today, speaker boehner said, he doesn't, quote, like a sequester, and would propose a delay to hit march 1. here's his 15-minute news conference. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013 >> good morning, everyone. you all know how much i missed all of you last week. the number priority for the american people is creating jobs and getting our spending under control. even though we're a minority party here in washington, republicans have made every effort to address the concerns of the american people. less than two years ago, president obama said, ultimately all this rising debt will cost us jobs and damage our economy. unfortunately, the president and senate democrats have done almost nothing to address our long-term debt problems. yesterday, the president warned of grave economic consequences if the sequester were to go into effec
senator rubio is in his third year in the u.s. senate. we'll have lye coverage of both speeches next week here on c-span. on the house side today, speaker boehner said, he doesn't, quote, like a sequester, and would propose a delay to hit march 1. here's his 15-minute news conference. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013 >> good morning, everyone. you all know how much i missed all of you last week. the number...
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senator levin asked about waterboarding. let me follow up. in november to a dozen, you were -- 2007, you were asked if waterboarding with torture, and you said it is objecting an individual to severe pain and suffering, which is the classic definition of torture. i believe quite frankly is inconsistent with american values and should be prohibited. is that still your view? >> yes, senator, it is very >> they keep. the you think all agencies of the united states government should be held to interrogation centers that are laid out in the army field manual as currently required by executive ordr, and you support efforts to codify this into law? >> the fbi has its own processes and procedures and law that covers its activities, so i wanted to do is to make sure appropriate attention is paid to fbi as opposed to military. >> i understand. back in 2006, you were part of an on-line discussion with "the washington post," he suggested at that time that the director of the cia should have a set five-year term, like the fbi director. the guarantee "abso
senator levin asked about waterboarding. let me follow up. in november to a dozen, you were -- 2007, you were asked if waterboarding with torture, and you said it is objecting an individual to severe pain and suffering, which is the classic definition of torture. i believe quite frankly is inconsistent with american values and should be prohibited. is that still your view? >> yes, senator, it is very >> they keep. the you think all agencies of the united states government should be...
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never before have two african- americans served in the u.s. senate at the same time, until today. that story is online as hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: there's a democrat and a republican. william "mo" cowan was sworn in today as massachusetts' new senator taking the seat vacated by secretary of state john kerry. he joins south carolina's tim scott, who was appointed in december after jim de mint rered. and on making sense, economist bob lerman proposes a solution to the youth unemployment crisis in the u.s.-- apprenticeships. all that and more is on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> suarez: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffry brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundation
never before have two african- americans served in the u.s. senate at the same time, until today. that story is online as hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: there's a democrat and a republican. william "mo" cowan was sworn in today as massachusetts' new senator taking the seat vacated by secretary of state john kerry. he joins south carolina's tim scott, who was appointed in december after jim de mint rered. and on making sense, economist bob lerman proposes a solution...
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senator leahy's bill, the underlying bill, would let certain u.s. citizens be prosecuted for domestic violence in native american tribal courts without their full constitutional rights, and without an ability to pursue an abeal poll in the federal court system -- appeal in the federal court system. once again, we all understand this, congress cannot legislate away constitutional rights, but this bill if passed in its current form, would purport to do that. but the solution, the solution is easy. i've cosponsored an amendment with senators crapo, who is an original cosponsor of the underlying bill, and senator alexander, that would let native american tribal courts prosecute non-indians for domestic violence provided all non-indians were given their full constitutional protection as provided by the bill of rights and would be allowed appeals from a verdict in the federal court system. in other words, if you compare our amendment with the language in senator leahy's underlying bill, we would both give native american officials the exact same authority
senator leahy's bill, the underlying bill, would let certain u.s. citizens be prosecuted for domestic violence in native american tribal courts without their full constitutional rights, and without an ability to pursue an abeal poll in the federal court system -- appeal in the federal court system. once again, we all understand this, congress cannot legislate away constitutional rights, but this bill if passed in its current form, would purport to do that. but the solution, the solution is...
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levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president -- mr. levin: if the senator would just yield for one moment without losing his right to the floor. before the senators from new hampshire and maine yield the floor, i want to commend them for their statements, for their conversation. it is so i didn't think cal important that we avoid se the more senators and members of the house that look for ways on a bipartisan basis to avoid it, the better. we've still only got two weeks left to go but with the kind of energy and creativity that these two senators bring to this body, it makes me little bit more hopeful that we're going to be able to avoid this unbelievably bad outcome. so i want to thank both senators and i thank my friend from oklahoma for yieldin yielding ft mo. mr. inhofe: thank you. let me first of all respond to the chairman of the armed services committee. we talk about the anguish -- we had a hearing yesterday where we had the service chiefs -- had everybody else in there -- talking specifically about the disaste
levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president -- mr. levin: if the senator would just yield for one moment without losing his right to the floor. before the senators from new hampshire and maine yield the floor, i want to commend them for their statements, for their conversation. it is so i didn't think cal important that we avoid se the more senators and members of the house that look for ways on a bipartisan basis to avoid it, the better....
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it runs 22 pages in total in which he rambles on and talks about everyone. he says this is a necessary evil i do not enjoy but must partake for a substantial change to occur. martha: we'll get more into the heart of this as we continue this morning. dominic, thank you very much. we'll bring you any updates. sign up for our breaking news alerts on the web site foxnews.com. when you are out of the house you will get these updates on your mobile device. ririck: the national prayer breakfast. president obama showing up and beginning his remarks. we'll continue to stream this on foxnews.com for those of you who would like to listen to the president's remarks at the national prayer breakfast. leon panetta on the hot seat on the subject of benghazi. the chief is expected to testify about the pentagon's response to the attack on ought consulate. he said the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. he says it's not like you can pick up the phone and call 911. mike emanuel is on the hill. set the stage for us on this hearing. >> reporter: it's designed to address the
it runs 22 pages in total in which he rambles on and talks about everyone. he says this is a necessary evil i do not enjoy but must partake for a substantial change to occur. martha: we'll get more into the heart of this as we continue this morning. dominic, thank you very much. we'll bring you any updates. sign up for our breaking news alerts on the web site foxnews.com. when you are out of the house you will get these updates on your mobile device. ririck: the national prayer breakfast....
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i have talked to chairman levin. i'm not exactly sure what they will be done with that hearing. >> providing more flexibility? >> providing flexibility would be a last-ditch effort. this bill is one that will solve the problem. my introduction of that was merely to get the chiefs to sit down and analyze just how devastating this will be and what we could do with the same thought in mind to make adjustments to make it less devastating than it will be. that is the difference. we have already talked to the chiefs. they are working right now. it is best to accomplish this first. >> they have said that there has to be a component of closing tax loopholes. there has to be some component. you're saying that this situation is desperate is it a willing to sit down? you can start raising taxes when you can do it without raising taxes. that is why we're here today. >> will have to have a -- have you get -- how do you get a bipartisan negotiation if you're they want. >> >> that is right. they run the white house. but that is not
i have talked to chairman levin. i'm not exactly sure what they will be done with that hearing. >> providing more flexibility? >> providing flexibility would be a last-ditch effort. this bill is one that will solve the problem. my introduction of that was merely to get the chiefs to sit down and analyze just how devastating this will be and what we could do with the same thought in mind to make adjustments to make it less devastating than it will be. that is the difference. we have...
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levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that it be in order to consider h. con. res. 15 which was received earlier today. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that h. con. res. be agreed to. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent, mr. president, that not withstanding the resolution of the senate of january 24 ... january 24, 1901, the traditional reading of washington's farewell address take place on monday, february 25, following the prayer and pledge. further that senator ayotte be recognized to deliver the address and that following the conclusion of the reading the senate proceed to morning business under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. under the previous order, the senate will now stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m., monday, february 25, 2013 pursuant to the provisions of h. con. res. 15. continue their week-long holiday break for p
levin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that it be in order to consider h. con. res. 15 which was received earlier today. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that h. con. res. be agreed to. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent, mr. president, that not withstanding the resolution of the senate of...
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rubio was one of 22 senators to vote against re-authorizing the violence against women act. he has a long ways to go. in the "daily beast." >> stephanie: speak of pundits. >> our good friend, david shuster. >> stephanie: as if tuesdays aren't exciting enough. shuster. >> he's the most interesting man in the world. >> stephanie: good morning most interesting. >> good morning, stephanie. great to be with you. >> stephanie: how are you david shuster? once again you've done many, many interviews. i've never heard gulping never heard you furiously drinking water. >> this is a record setting interview for me because i'm on the train from new york to d.c., i'm actually in the bathroom because i figured this would be the quietest place to talk to you and we could have a little bit of private time. >> stephanie: very sexy. yeah, i mean it literally -- there's always one moment like that. last time it was michele bachmann looking off camera. the marco rubio thing. you just feel like it is emblematic of a party that's not confident in its ideas right? >> yeah. the guy looked like he wa
rubio was one of 22 senators to vote against re-authorizing the violence against women act. he has a long ways to go. in the "daily beast." >> stephanie: speak of pundits. >> our good friend, david shuster. >> stephanie: as if tuesdays aren't exciting enough. shuster. >> he's the most interesting man in the world. >> stephanie: good morning most interesting. >> good morning, stephanie. great to be with you. >> stephanie: how are you david...
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you, now 22% jump. that was a significant problem for them and for their budget. so they looked into the utah health exchange and found out that have some options there and went to their employees and said, we don't want to pay this 22% increase. we will pay something less but will give you a difference of what we have paid this past year. how much we put into premiums will give to you to spend, plus a cash bonus of this excess. and then they introduce the exchange what they found out is with the competition, with the consumer in charge denied individualized insurance programs that they could pick from, about 135 different programs that were available through the portal, and it again proved out to be a win-win for the business and a win-win for the consumer, and having ache in good health care coverage, and keeping costs from escalating to a company would be forced to drop a. i mentioned mike because of probably nobody that knows more about health care in a system that's taken place in america than our
you, now 22% jump. that was a significant problem for them and for their budget. so they looked into the utah health exchange and found out that have some options there and went to their employees and said, we don't want to pay this 22% increase. we will pay something less but will give you a difference of what we have paid this past year. how much we put into premiums will give to you to spend, plus a cash bonus of this excess. and then they introduce the exchange what they found out is with...
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now admiral ferguson. >> chairman levin, senator inhofe and member of the employee. thank you for the opportunity testify on the important issue. simply stated, the combined effect of a year-long continuing resolution and sequestration will reduce our navy's overseas presence and adversely impact the material readiness and efficiency of our force thus limiting the president's option in the time of crisis of equal concern we will damage the industrial base we depend upon to build and maintain our ships and aircraft. under these circumstances, we assess your navy will be limited in the toobility provide the exaibility and capacity called for in the current defense strategy. the navy will be unable to execute the naval force requirement. the impact of the continuing resolution is already being felt. as we reduce the operations and maintenance spending by $4.6 billion over the remain of the fiscal year. because we are operated under a continuing resolution, we also do not have congressional authority to initiate new programs or adjust funding for ongoing programs. over $
now admiral ferguson. >> chairman levin, senator inhofe and member of the employee. thank you for the opportunity testify on the important issue. simply stated, the combined effect of a year-long continuing resolution and sequestration will reduce our navy's overseas presence and adversely impact the material readiness and efficiency of our force thus limiting the president's option in the time of crisis of equal concern we will damage the industrial base we depend upon to build and...
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the u.s. postal service? yeah, that's correct. letter carrier fashions coming to a post office near you. plus, an elderly british woman finally quits smoking at age 102 and didn't quit because of her health. no, find out why she really quit after this. ♪ smoking in the boardroom ♪ ♪ >> u.s. postal service will start selling a line of clothes and accessories, rain, heat, snow next year, so you could look like one of them. any comment, charles? >> you want to raise 3 million a year with some of-- >> it's cute. and throw in the cologne while you're at it. stuart: oh, oh. charles: okay, i'm not trying to diss anyone i think it's a goofy idea, but i will tell you i remember them talking about building the world's tallest building over at madison square garden. they've got a lot of real estate. i think there are ways to do things to make more than 3 million dollars. stuart: you're a smart guy. listen to this one. after 82 years of smoking, a 102-year-old british woman is finally quitting cigar
the u.s. postal service? yeah, that's correct. letter carrier fashions coming to a post office near you. plus, an elderly british woman finally quits smoking at age 102 and didn't quit because of her health. no, find out why she really quit after this. ♪ smoking in the boardroom ♪ ♪ >> u.s. postal service will start selling a line of clothes and accessories, rain, heat, snow next year, so you could look like one of them. any comment, charles? >> you want to raise 3 million a...
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from arizona senator john flake talking about the defenses between the bipartisan senate and the white house immigration proposals. and later the government's treatment of soldiersiers with.t from mental health at the office of the army surgeon general. washington journal taking your calls, e-mails and tweets every morning starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> if go to most american textbooks i would make you a bet you had in high school. my bet with you is that in your american history textbook in high school. you go to the index, you will find no mention of you eugenics. if you go to the biology books in high school, you would find no mention of the word you againics i just looked at biology assigned by most of the courses here for introbiocourses at montana state university. great textbooks i department see any mention of eugenics it's because we no longer believe in eugenics we don't have to think about it. as if we historians because we know that it was -- question pretended that wasn't part of american culture. glmpleght now a science committee hearing committee about research a
from arizona senator john flake talking about the defenses between the bipartisan senate and the white house immigration proposals. and later the government's treatment of soldiersiers with.t from mental health at the office of the army surgeon general. washington journal taking your calls, e-mails and tweets every morning starting at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> if go to most american textbooks i would make you a bet you had in high school. my bet with you is that in your american history...
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levin. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. without objection. mr. levin: the republican mantra is no revenues, cuts at any price, whether it damages health research, our can i see' education, our national defense or our national economy. so beneath their new talk of softening their image remains their hard edge. now we're less than a month away from a sequester. $85 billion in arbitrary across-the board cuts just in 2013. just yesterday the nonpartisan congressional budget office warned us that allowing the sequester budget cuts to take effect would reduce g.d.p. growth by more than 25% this year. wiping out hundreds of thousands of jobs. hundreds of thousands of jobs. and pushing the unemployment rate back up to 8%. so i say to the republicans instead of opening your arms to the sequester and risking our nation's economic recovery, republicans should be opening their minds to a balanced bipartisan solution. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. price: i'm pleased to
levin. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. without objection. mr. levin: the republican mantra is no revenues, cuts at any price, whether it damages health research, our can i see' education, our national defense or our national economy. so beneath their new talk of softening their image remains their hard edge. now we're less than a month away from a sequester. $85 billion in arbitrary across-the board cuts just in 2013. just yesterday the nonpartisan congressional budget office warned us...
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the fact is last year we lost nine u.s. senate races that we could have won. there's some very serious thinking we need to do across the states. but it isn't gathering up more money by washington consultants for them to hand pick across all 50 states the people they think should be in the u.s. senate. >> are you also critical of the koch brothers and the money they spent in the election of 2012? >> i'm not critical of people who get involved in the election between the two parties. if you're in a general election and both sides have access to a lot of resources, if you direct your resources against the other party, i'm very critical of the idea that you're going to see other people -- you see it here in chicago where mayor bloomberg of new york is spending millions of dollars to affect the democratic primary here. we need a campaign reform that really does allow the candidates to raise the money directly so the candidates can spend the money. the rise of all these super p.a.c.s very dangerous to the long term health of our society. >> i want gayle to get in he
the fact is last year we lost nine u.s. senate races that we could have won. there's some very serious thinking we need to do across the states. but it isn't gathering up more money by washington consultants for them to hand pick across all 50 states the people they think should be in the u.s. senate. >> are you also critical of the koch brothers and the money they spent in the election of 2012? >> i'm not critical of people who get involved in the election between the two parties....
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i think chairman levin, in an accurate and appropriate quote for me and it certainly goes to senator mccain's question about the search. just as i said in my statement i have one fundamental question i asked myself on every vote i took in every decision made -- was a policy worthy of the men and women we were sending in to battle and surely to their deaths? in many cases, unfortunately tens of thousands of cases we are living with and these poor families are living with, wounded -- the results and the consequences. i know it's easy here, it is anywhere, if you don't have a connection to some of this to see these things a little differently. it doesn't mean i'm any better, senator, it doesn't mean i'm any smarter, it doesn't mean i'm any more appreciative of the service to our country. i saw it to the bottom and i saw what happens. i saw the consequences, the suffering, and horror of war. i did question the surge. it was not an aberration to me ever. i always ask the question is this going to be worth the sacrifice, because there will be sacrificed. in the surge in iraq, we lost almos
i think chairman levin, in an accurate and appropriate quote for me and it certainly goes to senator mccain's question about the search. just as i said in my statement i have one fundamental question i asked myself on every vote i took in every decision made -- was a policy worthy of the men and women we were sending in to battle and surely to their deaths? in many cases, unfortunately tens of thousands of cases we are living with and these poor families are living with, wounded -- the results...
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civilian employees would be furloughed for up to 22 days. all of these effects -- all of these effects also negatively impact long-term readiness. it would, he said, send a terrible signal to our military and civilian workforce, to those we hope to recruit, and to both our allies and adversaries around the oral. some members of this committee strongly opposed president obama's foreign-policy. regardless of how we may feel about the president's policies, or float on senator hagel nomination will not change those policies. there is a risk here it is that the defeat of this domination will leave the department of defense leaderless at a time when we face in this budgetary challenges in our military is engaged in combat operations overseas. such an absence of senior leaders would be unlikely to benefit either our national defense or men and away uniform, and i would add, given the recent explosion of a nuclear device by north korea, the delay in adopting this nomination and approving it, i think, will send the exact wrong message to north korea.
civilian employees would be furloughed for up to 22 days. all of these effects -- all of these effects also negatively impact long-term readiness. it would, he said, send a terrible signal to our military and civilian workforce, to those we hope to recruit, and to both our allies and adversaries around the oral. some members of this committee strongly opposed president obama's foreign-policy. regardless of how we may feel about the president's policies, or float on senator hagel nomination will...
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he is a native of north carolina and a graduate of duke university and came to massachusetts 22 years ago, and graduated with a law degree in 1994. he is a highly respected public citizen. his service on the front lines in our efforts to manage through the worst economy in 80 years and build a better and stronger commonwealth for the next generation has given him an intimate understanding of the issues we face. in every step, she has brought operation, perspective, wisdom, sound judgment and clarity of purpose area. he also brought cool. that has all earned him the respect, admiration, and trust of people throughout government , the business community, labor , and advocacy groups. he has been a valued ally to me. i am confident that he will be to his new colleagues and to be president. i want to thank him for his to take on this assignment. and as wife stacy and boys for letting him do so. i know the personal sacrifice that goes with public service, and i appreciate that your own sense of service is behind your willingness to lend mo to the people of the commonwealth. it is now my hon
he is a native of north carolina and a graduate of duke university and came to massachusetts 22 years ago, and graduated with a law degree in 1994. he is a highly respected public citizen. his service on the front lines in our efforts to manage through the worst economy in 80 years and build a better and stronger commonwealth for the next generation has given him an intimate understanding of the issues we face. in every step, she has brought operation, perspective, wisdom, sound judgment and...
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levin helping him out a little bit there. i guess the takeaway, it seems to be you are concerned that he is not going to take military action, no matter what, if, in fact, he is sworn in as secretary of defense. is that your big worry on that issue? >> my biggest concern is his position on iran. iran is relentlessly pursuing nuclear capability. this is not just a threat to the middle east, but to the world. in four presidents, two republicans, two democrats, including this president, says this is totally unacceptable. yet chuck hagel's position on sanctions and the kind of thing we need to do to prevent this is not in tune of where we need to go to address this. number one challenge to the united states from a foreign policy statement and the national security standpoint and chuck hagel simply off the page on this that was the primary reason i could not support him, whether it is republican or democrat, that took that position. >> let's go back are to where we began. saying it won't keep him from becoming the next man to lead
levin helping him out a little bit there. i guess the takeaway, it seems to be you are concerned that he is not going to take military action, no matter what, if, in fact, he is sworn in as secretary of defense. is that your big worry on that issue? >> my biggest concern is his position on iran. iran is relentlessly pursuing nuclear capability. this is not just a threat to the middle east, but to the world. in four presidents, two republicans, two democrats, including this president, says...
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it was a group -- senator levin was our leader on the democratic side. we came up with reforms that i think will help. the cannot filibuster bringing a bill to the board. rather now where the minority cannot vote against cloture because they are doing it on a procedural basis. the bill will now be before us. it will get started in debate and voting on amendments before we have to worry about whether we need 60 votes for the threshold. secondly, there is a limit on how you can filibuster. we can bring the president's judicial nominees up in a much quicker way. there, you have eliminated two of the potentials on going to conference. getting into conference is particularly important in going to this congress. the most significant reform, we have dramatically reduced the power of an individual senator. if you are going to object, you need to do it on the floor of the u.s. senate. you can no longer be in your hometown calling the cloakroom and st., i want to put a hold on the bill. you have to do it personally. we think this will flesh out some of those objec
it was a group -- senator levin was our leader on the democratic side. we came up with reforms that i think will help. the cannot filibuster bringing a bill to the board. rather now where the minority cannot vote against cloture because they are doing it on a procedural basis. the bill will now be before us. it will get started in debate and voting on amendments before we have to worry about whether we need 60 votes for the threshold. secondly, there is a limit on how you can filibuster. we can...